Soybean Insects

Bean Leaf Beetle management recommendations

Soybean Aphids - everything you need to know.

Foliar Injury and Disease

Anthracnose

Bacterial blight

Brown spot - Septoria

Cercospora leaf spot

Downy mildew

Frogeye leaf spot

Powdery Mildew

Rust - Asian Soybean Rust

Stem and Root Diseases

 Early to mid season

Damping off and root rot

Phytophthora stem and root rot

Rhizoctonia root rot

 Late season to harvest

Brown stem rot

Charcoal rot

Phytophthora stem and root rot

Pod and stem blight

Sclerotinia stem rot (white         mold)     

Sudden Death Syndrome

Seed and Seedling Diseases

Damping off (seedling blight) and seed decay are caused by different pathogens, depending on the weather and soil conditions.

Fungicide seed treatments

Phomopsis pod and stem blight

Soybean Cyst Nematode   

Soybean Cyst Nematode - everything you need to know.

Why do we continue to avoid SCN?

2006 SCN-resistant Soybean Variety Trial Report (pdf)

Troubleshooting

Link to ISU Plant Disease Clinic

ISU Entomology Image Gallery - soybean

Related Links

University of Wisconsin Soybean Plant Health web site.

Plant Health Initiative - a regional web site on soybean plant health.